Oct 4, 2006

Russell E. Thompson, 86, of Rutland Township, died Wednesday, October 4, 2006, at Community Hospital of Ottawa after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Clark of the Marseilles Church of the Nazarene officiating. Burial will be in DeBoldt Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be...

Sep 10, 2006

Bradley "Brad" T. Fedorow, 58, of Ottawa, died Sunday, September 10, 2006, at Pleasant View Luther Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Steven P. Loftus officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home...

Aug 31, 2006

Infant Kaylee Jean Persky, 20 months, of Ottawa died Thursday, August 31, 2006 at the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Funeral services will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at Gladfelter Funeral Homewith the Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Cremation will be accorded. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until time of services. Kaylee was born December 28, 2004 in Mattoon,...

Aug 26, 2006

Mildred "Milly" L. Brue, 78, of Ottawa, died Saturday, August 26, 2006, at home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church with the Rev. Tim Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Gladfelter Funeral Home and one hour prior the the...

Aug 20, 2006

Frank C. Scerini, 87, of Ottawa, died Sunday, August 20, 2006, in the emergency room at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Gerald J. Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday. Mr....

Aug 9, 2006

Bruce Carver Scaman, 57, of La Salle, formerly of Ottawa, died Wednesday, August 09, 2006, at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru. Funeral services will be at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev Tim Johnson of Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church officiating. Cremation will be accorded. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. Saturday until the time...

Aug 5, 2006

Harold "Dean" Rickey, age 88, of Ottawa, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, August 5, 2006, at La Salle County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home in Ottawa with the Rev. John W. Walker of First Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be 11 a. m. Friday at Cedar Memorial Park...

Aug 1, 2006

Lois Ann Trumbo, 77, of Ottawa, died Tuesday, August 1, 2006, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Gene Owsley of the First Baptist Church of Ottawa officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation from 9 a.m. until time of services. Miss Trumbo was born...

Aug 1, 2006

Hazel Chalus Worden, 97, of Gadsden, Alabama, formerly of Ottawa died Tuesday, August 1, 2006. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas Williams of the Evangelical United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Worden was born...

Jul 30, 2006

Mary Elizabeth Wilson, 54, of Ottawa, died Sunday, July 30, in Livingston County in automobile accident. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. John Patterson of the Parkview Baptist Church in Marseilles officiating. Cremation will be accorded. Mrs. Wilson was born January 23, 1952, in Spring Valley, Ill., to Walter and...

Jul 20, 2006

Mary Marie Turner, 86, of Ottawa died Thursday, July 20, 2006 at Community Hospital of Ottawa. There will be no visitation or funeral services. Cremation will be accorded. Gladfelter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Turner was born April 23, 1920 in Ottawa to Henry Torkel and Nellie (Wynn) Jacobs. She married George W. Turner on December...

Jul 1, 2006

Lloyd Dale Peterson, 90, of Ottawa, died Saturday, July 1, 2006, at Pleasant View Luther Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Ralph Deming and Pastor Jeffrey Hutchings officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of services. Mr. Peterson was...

Jun 30, 2006

Richard Allen Caughron, 38, of Ottawa, died Friday, June 30, at his home. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Tracy Johnson associate pastor of the Grace Community Church of Streator, Ill., and cousin of the deceased, officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from noon Monday...

Jun 22, 2006

Grace Margaret Clifford, 97, of Ottawa, formerly of Dayton, died Thursday, June 22, 2006, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. James Crone of the Epworth United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be Dayton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. Monday until the time of services....

Jun 18, 2006

Roy James Sanders, 82, of Ottawa, died Sunday, June 18, 2006, at home.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. John Peterson of the First Baptist Church officiating....

Jun 13, 2006

Janet Audrey Wilkens, 76, of Ottawa, formerly of Naperville, died Tuesday morning, June 13, 2006 at her home. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Gordon Carls officiating. Entombment will be in Acacia Park Cemetery, Chicago, IL. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Mrs. Wilkens was born June...

Jun 7, 2006

Dr. Clifford E. Loomis, DVM, age 87, of Ottawa, died June 7, 2006, at the Quincy Veterans Home in Quincy, Ill. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday June 10, 2006 at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas Williams officiating and Robert Shunick doing the eulogy. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park with full military honors. Visitation...

Jun 7, 2006

Ann DeBernardi, 95, of Naplate, died Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at the La Salle County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Steven P. Loftus of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Naplate officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services....

Jun 7, 2006

Nola Jean Sanders, 78, of Ottawa, died Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at her home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. John Peterson of the First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Mrs. Sanders was born April...

May 20, 2006

Earnest Wilson, Jr., 62, of Norway, died early Friday morning at his home. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 20th, at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Dale Katcher officiating. Also, there will be a service by the Ottawa Loyal Order of the Moose. Burial of the cremains will be in Oakwood Memorial Park with full...